Roof drying-frame



(No Model.)

L. OPPENHEIMBR.

ROOF DRYING FRAME. No. 498,080. I Patented May 23, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEO OPPENHEIMER, OF COLLEGE POINT, NEW YORK.

ROOF DRYl'NG-FRAM E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,080, dated May 23, 1893.

Application filed January 28, 1893. Serial lflo, 46 0,053. (No model.)

I manufactured, and securely held in place on the roof without the use of nails or screws.

The lnvention consists of certain parts and detalls, and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter described, and then pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of part of the same.

The improved roof drying-frame is provided with the two side frames A and A,

composed of posts D and D, of which any desired number may be employed for each side frame, the posts being set at their lower ends on bases E and E, respectively, resting on the roof F. The upper ends of the posts D are connected with each other by a rail G, and the posts D are likewise connected with each other by a rail G.

On the rails G and G are. supported the clothes lines H, of any approved construction, and the posts D support in addition, the usual gang-way I, located a suitable distance above the roof F and serving as a stand for the operator during the time of attaching the clothes to the lines H or removing the same therefrom. N ow,in order to securely hold the side frames A and A in position on the roof F and at the same time permit of adjusting the frames toward or from each other, according to the tantness or slack of the clothes lines H, I connect the ends of the railsG and G with each other by rods J, each attached at its ends to S-hooks K and K hung on the vertically-disposed part of the L-shaped rail G or G respectively. Each of the rods J is provided with'a turnbuckle J, so that the rod can be lengthened or shortened according to the direction in which the turnbuckle J is turned. From the ends of the rail G also extend downwardly and outwardly the rods L, and similar rods L, extend downwardly and outwardly from the other rail G, the said rods being fastened to hooks N, or other de-. vices fastened to the wall of the building or other part of the same, with the exception of the roof proper. Each of the angularly-extending rods L or L is provided with a turnbuckle L for lengthening and shortening the rods to adjust the frames andto securely hold the same down onto the roof F.

As illustrated in the drawings, the posts D and D are strengthened by suitable braces D and D respectively, leading from the post to the correspondingbase, as shown. In practice I prefer to construct the posts, bases, braces and rails above enumerated of angle iron, securely riveted together in the usual manner.

As shown in the drawings, the upper ends of the diagonal rods L and L are connected with the rails G and G by ,S-hooks O and 0, respectively, similar to the hooks K and K above described. When the frames A and A are set on the roof and the clothes lines H are supported on the railsG and G, then the turnbuckles J are adjusted so that the rods J are of the proper length to hold the frames G and G the proper distance apart, to hold the clothes lines H sufficiently taut. At the same time, the diagonal rods L and L are at- .tached to the hooks N and their turnbuckles L are adjusted so as to securely fasten the side frames A and A in place by holding the said side frames with their bases E and E firmly on the roof to prevent the frames from moving in either direction. Now, when the clothes lines H become slack in the course of time, then the operator turns the turnbuckles J so as to lengthen the rods J, and at the same time turnsthe turnbuckles L on either ofthe rods Lor L to shorten the same, where by the corresponding frame A or A, is drawn from the other frame and consequently the clothes lines H are drawn taut. Thus, by the arrangement above described, the frames are always held at a proper distance from each other according to the condition of the clothes upon the roof, rods connecting the upper ends of the said frames and provided with turnbuckles, the inclined brace rods at opposite sides of the said side frames provided between their ends with turnbuckles and connected at their outer ends to hooks which engage a part of the building to which said 20 frame is tobe applied,substantially asset forth.

LEO OPPENI'IEIMER.

\Vitnesses:

THEO. G. I-IosTER, C. SEDGWIoK. 

